Meigs Women New Republicans Hear Speakers on Perils
The Meigs Women’s Republican Club met at Odd Fellows Hall with about fifty attendees. Dr H T Phillips of Athens urged Republicans to unite for the coming elections, warning of national debt and civil service changes while criticizing New Deal policies. Local candidates Nora Atkinson and Mrs John Cross spoke on party goals and reform.
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Meigs
Pomeroy
Woman’s Republican Club
Odd Fellow
Athens
James Titus
Ruth Will
H. T. Phillips
Phillips
Dr. Phillips
Ohio
Republican Club
Nora Atkinson
State Central Committee
Charles Evans
Evans
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
John Cross
Atkins
Herbert Rice
Nelle Pickering
River sports revive on the Ohio near Pomeroy after wet season
River boats and outboard speeds return to the Ohio at Pomeroy as hot weather boosts swimming though the local Syracuse beach remains damaged by the river's new stage from the Gallipolis dam.
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Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Syracuse
Revival of boating and river recreation in Middleport
The hot weather draws townspeople to the Cool River with new motor boats and john boats on the water. Younger swimmers gather at the third levee while older ones dive in mid river. Anglers report plentiful fish at the dam below Gallpolis over the weekend.
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Middleport
Gallipolis
Epworth League Members Plan Western Tour and Charleston Visit
Pomeroy Social Notes report Epworth League members leaving for a Lancaster Camp Ground week of activity. Reverend Bright and others travel with a large group including John Chase and Wehe Terrace to Charleston to visit relatives then proceed by bus to Washington and Baltimore. They will sail to Savannah and drive home via Smokey Mountains and Skyline Drive, expecting a two week absence.
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Pomeroy
Epworth League
Simpson M. E
Lancaster
Camp
Reverend Bright
Edith Joachim
Adele Fowler
Louana Ebersbach
Jean Mallory
Abbie Warner
Wanda Blake
Edith Kerns
Mary Martha Smith
Elizabeth Williams
Mona Lee Schwartzwalder
Geraldine Gaynor
David Goodwin
Paul Brown
John Chase
Wehe Terrace
Charleston
Harold Russell
Washington, D. C
Allen
Baltimore
Savannah
Georgia
Smokey Mountains
Skyline Drive
Community Notes From Nye Avenue Card Club and Local Events
Mrs. Mable Beards hosted the Trio Card Club on Nye Ave with a 6 pm chicken dinner and Five Hundred games awarding to Mrs. Madie Russell Mrs. Jane Ann Hite and Mrs. Allie Fisher the guest award went to Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell four guests attended Thelma Dill Elizabeth Campbell Edith Ament and Fannie McNamee Thelma Dill leaves a lovely floral ambience at the party Allen Bundy and Mary Lucille Hennessy Bundy return from a two week eastern state wedding trip Other local gatherings include Jane Howell Tent Daughters of America Simpson Church Lend A Hand Society Pomeroy Garden Club Union Ave picnic Rock Springs Fairgrounds and visits by several couples including Mr and Mrs C V Mulholland Frank Mulholland of Wilkesville Hazel Milhoan and Thelma Biddle of Keno.
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Mable Beards
Trio
Card Club
Nye Ave
Madie Russell
Jane Ann Hite
Allie Fisher
Elizabeth Campbell
Thelma Dill
Edith Ament
Fannie McNamee
Second St
Frank Mulholland
Wilkesville
Simpson
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Hazel Milhoan
Keno
Pomeroy
Thelma Biddle
Horden Party Fish Fortnight Trips in Ontario
R H Horden returns from a week long fishing trip with son Dr Cecil Horden of Columbus. Fellow anglers Fred Donally and Crawford Moorehead of Columbus joined at Lake Nipissing near St Charles Ontario camped a week then Willisville and Little Current Ontario guests of Mrs Nellie Sisson. He brings home two large fish weighing 8 and 11 pounds as proof.
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Middleport
R. H. Horden
Cecil Horden
Columbus
Fred Donally
Crawford Moorehead
Lake Nippison
St. Charles
Ont
Horden
Willisville
Little Current
Nellie Sisson
Lee ‘I. Smith
Inmates Recaptured After Escape From Gallipolis Hospital
Charles Shaw Pomeroy and William Castales, inmates of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics at Gallipolis, fled Saturday. In Pomeroy they encountered Dale Gilkey, an employee visiting from the hospital. Gilkey escorted the pair to the county jail where they will be returned to Gallipolis at once.
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Pomeroy
Charles Shaw
William Castales
Ohio Hospital
Gallipolis
Dale Gilkey
OHE
Pomeroy Council Sets Special Meeting On Industry Plan
Mayor M. D. Hartley said a special meeting at City Hall will review a proposal by a citizen committee to aid Meigs County industry. The report notes the city plans consultation with local residents.
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Pomeroy
M. D. Hartley
Meigs County
Langsville 11YearOld Earns Driver License After Exam
Harold Darst, 11, of Langsville, received a driver's license after passing a 39 question state exam with a perfect score. State Patrolman Ray Niemi tested him in Middleport and noted exceptional driving control. His 14yearold sister Eileen also tested but failed certain regulations and was advised to retest.
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Pomeroy
Harold Darst
Langsville
Ray R. Niemi
Marietta
Middleport
Darst
Niemi
Young Darst
Eileen Darst
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Middleport residents list weekend greetings and travels. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Will Drury Glouster with Mrs. Ella Wyatt Dayton and Miss Maxine Burns Glouster. Local moves and trips feature Snider Seaman Koo tinga Camp Haddox Columbus and a Suzy Q Club ice cream party at Olivia Reed’s home.
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Will Drury
Glouster
Nora
Vesta McCoy
Ella Wyatt
Dayton
Maxine Burns
Drurys
Middleport
Suzy Q Club
Olivia Reed
N. Fourth Ave
Attempted Sale of Car Parts Leads to Multiple Arrests
Charles Allman Pomeroy and Guy Cothern were arrested at Wrights Service Station for attempting to sell a wheel and tire and held on charges tied to using license plates not issued for their car. Luther Imboden, Calvin Imboden, and others face potential charges for driving without a license. Robert Koehler also held on intoxication charges. Miss Cora Dell Scines has been selected for Holzer Hospital fall nursing class, reporting Sept 1.
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Middleport
Cora Dell Scines
Holzer Hospital
Scines
John Scines
Churches of Christ in County Start Campaign
In Meigs County churches launch a summer campaign to fight the slump with special Sunday meetings each week. At Middleport Church of Christ the Cradle Roll saw 25 mothers with young children. total Sunday School attendance reached 328, well above the 300 level most weeks. Rev Don McMillin spoke on The Jordan River and 17 Junior Choir members, directed by Mrs. D S Farmer, performed.
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Middleport
Churches of Christ
Meigs County
Middleport Church
Don McMillin
Jordan River
D. S. Farmer
Bradbury Tigers Top Pt. Pleasant in Narrow Victory
Bradbury Tigers defeated Pt. Pleasant 1 0 in a close game at West Virginia. Pullins and Ward starred for Bradbury. They travel to Gallipolis on Thursday to face Gallipolis and then meet Pt. Pleasant again at Pythian Park on Sunday.
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Middleport
Bradbury Tigers
Pt. Pleasant
West Virginia
Pullins
Ward
Bradbury
Tigers
Gallipolis
Pythian Park
Democratic Meetings Planned in Pomeroy and Meigs County
Two Democratic gatherings are scheduled this week. The Lawyer for Governor Club convenes Tuesday at 8 PM at Pomeroy City Hall, followed by the Meigs County Democratic Club meeting Thursday evening at the same venue.
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Pomeroy
Lawyer For Governor
Pomeroy City Hall
Meigs County
Man Improves After River Dive Injury
Charles Ents minger is recovering from injuries after a Saturday river dive that left him hitting his head on a rock. The accident occurred during a leisure outing.
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Middleport
Charles — Entsminger
Firecracker Accident Hurts Nina Harrison in Midport
A post Fourth of July mishap in Middleport left Nina Harrison with minor facial burns after a firecracker exploded in her hands. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harrison.
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Middleport
Nina Harrison
Harry Harrison
Indian Handwork Exhibit At Woods Furniture
An Indian handwork display from the Najaho Indians of New Mexico was shown in Woods furniture store windows over the weekend. It was arranged by N S Gardner, instructor at the Najaho Indian school in Crown Point New Mexico. Gardner and his family, former Gloucester residents, arrived a few weeks ago to spend the summer in Gloucester.
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Glouster
Woods Furniture
New Mexico
N.S. Gardner
Crown Point
Gardner
Glouster Social Notes Highlight Thursday Club Meet
Members of the Past Noble Grand Club are to meet at the IOOF Hall on Thursday for an all day quilting session. A July 4 homecoming at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bethel of Hollister drew many relatives from Glouster Albany Nelsonville and Columbus with a 22 guest dinner and fireworks. Grace Herold Virginia Herold Calvin Benedict James Wolf and others were guests of Mr and Mrs William Wolf, while Betty Herold visited from Columbus and Patty Hoffman from Columbus spent the weekend with her father Harry Hoffman. Jack Millington of Shadyside visited Glouster Sunday.
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Noble Grand Club
IOOF
Oscar Bethel
Hollister
Lee Osborn
Nelsonville
Grace Herold
Virginia Herold
Calvin Benedict
James Wolf
William Wolf
Betty Herold
Wolf Home
Columbus
Herold
Patty Hoffman
Glouster
Harry Hoffman
Jack Millington
Shadyside
WCTU Meeting Set For Tuesday Afternoon
The Women's Christian Temperance Union plans a 2 pm meeting Tuesday with Mrs. H B Moore hosting at her Spring Street home. In Middleport, Mrs John Thompson was rushed to a Charleston hospital for emergency appendectomy while en route to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Thompson of Bell West Virginia are the son and daughter in law of Mrs Elizabeth Thompson.
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WCTU
H. B. Moore
Spring St
Middleport
John Thompson
Charleston
Thompson
Bell
W. Va
Elizabeth Thompson
Board postpones decision on reemploying Oakdale teacher
Trimble Township Board of Education deferred action on reemploying G. E. Oberholzer as Oakdale instructor after a 41-name petition and PTA endorsement. The meeting also secured school building insurance and hired four janitors for Oakdale Fierce Ridge Greens Run and Hollister.
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Greens Run
Hollister
Oakdale
Fierce Ridge
Joe Swindle
George Nott
Frank Sailor
James McCall
William Hanley
Ralph Naynard
Dixon Jr. Leaves Hospital After Major Surgery
John Dixon Jr. was released to his parents home on Front Street Sunday after a major surgical operation in Charleston a week earlier. He is reported to be recovering satisfactorily at home.
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Middleport
John Dixon, Jr
Charleston
John Dixon
Front St
Glouster Epworth League Members Head to Lancaster Camp
Glouster Epworth League leaves for Lancaster Camp Ground for a week long stay. Leaguers travel by car from the church at 1 pm with Mrs. James Vaughn and Mrs. Ralph Carpenter as advisors. Attendees include Gail Bingman Hannibel Grubbs Lowell Cole and others. they move to the cottage and plan to return next Sunday noon.
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Glouster
Glouster Epworth League
Lancaster
Lanccaster
James Vaughn
Ralph Carpenter
Vaughn
Carpenter
Gail Bingman
Hannibel Grubbs
Lowell Cole
Anita Louise Logue
Irene White
Mary Frances Carpenter
Bob Buleloch
John Bryson
Bob Emerich
Laura Mildred Lantz
Phyllis Dycer
Gertrude Dunlevy
Virginia Skinner
Margaret Dunlevy
Boroffs Host Sunday Guests At Their Home
Sunday visitors at Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Boroff included their son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boroff and their son, along with their daughter Miss Mary Boroff of Bloomingburg.
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Glouster
F. G. Boroff
Joseph Boroff
Mary Boroff
Bloomingburg
Benny Goodman Swing School on Columbia Network Schedule
Benny Goodman performs live clarinet on the Columbia Network in a program described as sweet music. The schedule lists times for various zones from 8 30 pm E S T to 5 30 pm P S T.
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Benny Goodman
E.S.T
E.C.S.T
C.S.T
M.S.T
P.S.T
Columbia Network
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